Tool-supporter



J. A. VAN SIGKLE. TOOIL SUPPORTEB. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 6,1920.

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JAMES A. VAN SIGKLE, OF REARDON, WASHINGTON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed July 6, 1820. Serial No. 394,374.

7m MES A. VAN Sienna, r C J To all whom it may 0012 Be it known that I,J citizen of the United States, residing Real-don, in the county ofLincoln and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tool Supporters, of which the following is a speciiication.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in supporters for tools and hasfor its particular object the provision of such a device to be worn bythe user to pcndently suspend the tool from the garment of the user' Inthe case of a carpentefs saw, having an opening in the handle, it theobject of my invention to provide a convenient support whereby the saw,or a like tool, can be readily mounted or demounted on or oii' thesupport so that the saw will always be quickly accessible to the user.

An object of the invention is to mount or attach the supportto thegarment of the user in such a novel manner that in all postures whichthe user may assume, the tool can hang pendently vertically from his person so as not in any way to restrict his free dom of movement.

A further object is to provide such a support with means whereby it maybe readily opened or closed, and a special feature is to arrange a snapconnection in such a manner that a single downward thrust may be appliedto open the support and release the tool handle therefrom.

It is a feature to provide an openable support of loop form, one loopsection having means thereon for attachment to the garment of the user,and it is a particular object to so arrange a hinge for such sectionsthat the weight of the tool on the support cannot apply an. openingstress on the sections of the support in a manner to open the same.

Other features and objects of the invention will be more fully describedin connection with the accompanying drawing and will be moreparticularly pointed out in and by the appended claims In the drawingFigure 1, is a face view of one form of my invention showing how a handsaw may be carried thereby.

Fig. 2, is a View in side elevation, with the saw handle in dottedlines.

Fig. 3, is a similar view with the loop support shown opened and the sawremoved therefrom.

Like characters of reference designate similar views throughout'thedifferent figures of the drawing. 7

As shown, 1 designates a portion of a carpenters apron or cover-all, towhich the device of my invention is attached. My improved device isshown in the form of an elongated loop composed of rigid sections 2 and3, preferably formed of metal. Said sections, at their lower ends 4: and5, are bent toward each other and are provided with butts through whicha pintle 6, extends, to form a hinged conneaion. Thus, the loop isopenable and the hinged connection is not only at the lower end of theloop, but is disposed so that the weight of the handle 7, of the saw,cannotbe imposed to any great extent, on the outer section 3, at 5.Thus, there can be no opening thrust imparted to the supporter by theweight of the tool. I

The upper ends 8 and 9, are provided with resilient portions whereby thesections can be snapped into and out of connected relation. Terminal 10,underlaps terminal 11 and the former is inclined toward a latch notch13. Terminal 11, has a projection 14, adapted to enter or be sprung intonotch 13, as the ends 8 and 9, or rather the end 9 is moved toward and8. Thus, as in Fig. 2, the sections are connected while in Fig. 3, thesection 3 is detached from section 2. The construction is such thatdownward thrust on the angular part 9, will spring the latter downwardlyout of engagement with end 8, and the projection 15, affords a non-slipgrip for a portion of the palm of the-hand. Thus, by a single downthrust of the hand, the user can in one stroke, release the section 3and grip the handle of the saw. After section 3, is released, it hangspendently as shown in Fig. 3, close to the person of the user, and inagain inserting the saw handle, it is merely necessary to advance theopen handle over the terminal 10, and then lift section 3, from theposition shown in Fig. 3, to the position shown in Fig. 2, this beingreadily possible with one hand. In the 010s ing operation, the inclinedterminal 10, as sures closing anchorage merely by a thrust on section 3,toward the person of the user.

I will next describe the novel form of means for attachment of thedevice to the apron of the user.

A. screw 16, having a shoulder 17, and a counter-sunk head 18, extendsthrough section 3, the head 18 seating in a suitably counter-sunk holein section 3 so that the screw is swiveled in said section. Phe shank ofthe screw 16, extends through the fabric of the users apron. On one sideis a washer 19, and on the other side of the fabric is washer 20, bothof which are threaded on screw 16. Screw 16 being swiveled in section 3,can readily be turned by a screw driver to tighten or clamp the washers19 and 20 against the fabric thereby spreading the clamping surface toprevent the screw716 from tearing the fabric. In fact, if the washersare tightly clamped,

practically all the strain is taken off from the fabric. Because of theshoulder 17, the section 3, cannot be tightened against washer 20 and istherefore always free therefrom. Hence, section 3 can swivel about thehead 18 so that in any posture the user assumes, the tool will hangpendently and vertically downwardly and will in no way interfere withthe freest movement on the part of the to attach the latter to thegarment of the user.

It is believed that my invention will be fully understood from theforegoing description, and while I have herein shown one form of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited thereto except for suchlimitations as the claims may impart.

I claim 2-- 1; As a means of pendently suspending a saw or likehandletool from the garment of the user, a tool supporting loop formed ofhinged sections and the free ends of said sections being shaped for snapconnection whereby they maybe clasped about the tool, handle, and meansonone section between said hinge andthe free end of said section forconnection with the garment of the user.

2. As a means of pendently suspending a saw or like open handle toolfrom the garment of the user, an elongated loop form support comprisingtwo sections having their lower ends hingedly'conneeted to support thetool handle, the upper ends being shaped for connection with each otherabout the tool handle, and means on one section for connection with thegarment of the user.

3. As a means of pendently suspendinga saw or like open handle tool fromthe garment of the user, an elongated loop support comprising twosections having their lower ends hingedly connected with the hingeconnection suihciently centrally disposed so that the weight of the toolwill be imposed on both sections thereby preventing the tool fromcausing said sections to open, said sections having means for holdingthem closed about the tool handle, and means for attaching said loop tothe garment of the user.

4. As a means of suspending a saw or like handle tool from the garmentof the user, an elongated loop composed of rigid sections having theirlower ends hingedly connected, the normally inner section hz'iving meansfor attachment to the garment of the user, said inner and outer sectionshaving springsnap terminals whereby said sections may be snapped into oroutof embracing relation with the tool handle and the outer springterminal under-lapping the terminal of said inner section wherebydownward thrust applied to said outer section will release it fromengagement with said inner section.

5. As a means of suspending a saw or like open handle tool from thegarment of the user, a loop support composed ofseparable sectionshingedly united, one section having a screw swiveled therein forprojection through the fabric of the users garment, washers threaded onsaid screw for engagement on opposite sides of the fabric and adapted tobe tightened against the fabric to clamp the same and spread the strainon the garment, the swiveled mounting of said screw in said sectionpermitting the tool to hang vertical irrespective of the posture of theuser.

6. As a means of suspending a saw or like open handle tool from thegarment of the user, a loop support composed of openable sections, andgarment clamping means swiveled on one of said sections for clampingattachment to the garment of the user.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES A. VAN SIGKLE.

